At the start of May, the National Apartment Association (NAA) announced the 2014 PARAGON award winners. This annual awards program recognizes the multifamily housing industry’s top communities, executives, employees and affiliate programs. One important Cincinnati development was among this year’s winners.

U Square @ the Loop, the largest local project besides The Banks to break ground since the recession, is finally finished. The $78 million development opened on Thursday, August 22. UC President Santa Ono, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, CHCURC Director Matt Bourgeois, Uptown Consortium CEO Beth Robinson, Al. Neyer Executive Vice President Jim Neyer and many others were present at the ribbon cutting ceremony.